How to turn on debug logging in Netbeans.

[warrenc5]

Apache NetBeans version

Apache NetBeans 18

What happened

How can I see DEBUG level logging messages and control the log file in Netbeans please.

I want to see what it's doing and understand why it's crashing all the time.

How to reproduce

tail -f .netbeans/dev/var/log/messages
shows INFO level only.

Did this work correctly in an earlier version?

No / Don't know

Operating System

Debian GNU/Linux 12

JDK

openjdk 17.0.2 2022-01-18

Apache NetBeans packaging

Own source build

Anything else

No response

Are you willing to submit a pull request?

Yes

[lalo-mx]

There is a plugin that enables to change logging levels easily https://plugins.netbeans.apache.org/catalogue/?id=40